Table<TEntity>.DeleteAllOnSubmit<TSubEntity> Method
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Puts all entities from the collection into a pending delete state.
Namespace: System.Data.Linq
Assembly: System.Data.Linq (in System.Data.Linq.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub DeleteAllOnSubmit(Of TSubEntity As TEntity) ( _
entities As IEnumerable(Of TSubEntity) _
)
public void DeleteAllOnSubmit<TSubEntity>(
IEnumerable<TSubEntity> entities
)
where TSubEntity : TEntity
Type Parameters
- TSubEntity
The type of the elements to delete.
Parameters
- entities
Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<TSubEntity>
The entities to delete.
Remarks
Entities that are put into the pending delete state with this method do not disappear from query results until after SubmitChanges is called. Disconnected entities must be attached before they can be deleted.
The following C# snippet shows one use for this method:
IEnumerable<Customer> customersWithoutOrders = (from c in db.Customers
where c.Orders.Count == 0
select c).ToList();
db.Customers.DeleteAllOnSubmit(customersWithoutOrders);
db.SubmitChanges();
In Visual Basic:
Dim customersWithoutOrders As IEnumerable(Of Customer) = (From c In db.Customers _
Where c.Orders.Count = 0 _
Select c).ToList()
db.Customers.DeleteAllOnSubmit(customersWithoutOrders)
db.SubmitChanges()
Version Information
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1
Platforms
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